Eve Kessler

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Critter Killer: The MTA's new ultraviolet lamps flash to obliterate the coronavirus. Image: MTA

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Wednesday’s Headlines: We’ve Seen the Light Edition

By Eve Kessler | May 20, 2020 | No Comments

The MTA rolls out a corona-virus-killing contraption: 150 double-headed UV lamps costing $1 million.

A rendering of the proposed LGA AirTrain. Image: Governor's Office

Rest in Fleece: The ‘Backwards’ LaGuardia AirTrain Could Be a Victim of COVID-19

By Eve Kessler | May 16, 2020 | No Comments

An unloved project may become a regional coronavirus casualty.

No liquified natural gas engine for this baby! Photo: wildmeyers.com

DOT Lost Millions in Federal Funds for Staten Island Ferry

By Eve Kessler | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

The city blames the feds. The feds blame the city. But the bottom line? We lost out on more than $2 million in funding to make a Staten Island Ferry boat cleaner.

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Thursday’s Headlines: Let’s Hear It for More Open Streets Edition

By Eve Kessler | May 14, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio's "big" new announcement contained a lot we had heard before. Plus all the other news.

The greenway segment between 53rd and 61st Streets would be built on pylons over the East River. Image: NYC Mayor's Office

Court Swats Away NIMBY Anti-Bike-Path Claim on East Side

By Eve Kessler | May 11, 2020 | No Comments

A bike bridge isn't a seizure of parkland — it IS parkland, the court essentially said.

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

Experts: Senate Bill’s $25B for Transit Won’t Be Enough

By Eve Kessler | Mar 25, 2020 | No Comments

Yet Congress must do much more to stave off long-term damage, officials and advocates say.

UPDATED: Cuomo Order Declares Bike Shops ‘Non-Essential’ Despite Cycling Surge

By Gersh Kuntzman and Eve Kessler | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo's just-issued shelter-in-place order allows for "essential" businesses to remain open, but the car-loving Big Dog has defined "essential" to include auto repair shops, but not bicycle repair shops.

The portion of the bike path between Sixth and Seventh avenues in Leif Ericson Park in Bay Ridge is overgrown. Photos by Gersh Kuntzman

UPDATED: Parks Department Removes Key Part of Bay Ridge Bike Network

By Eve Kessler | Mar 10, 2020 | No Comments

"Why does any agency get to unilaterally decide that a bikeway should be removed?" one activist asked.

A street sign in Brooklyn declares no parking to accommodate a loading zone. This sign was removed on account of push-back by car owners. Photo: Kings County Politics

DOT Expanding Loading Zones in Brooklyn After Car Parker Pushback

By Eve Kessler | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments

Six months after Fort Greene residents rebelled over lost parking, Park Slope says, "More, please!"

The DOT and MTA agree: It's time to paint bus lanes like there's no tomorrow.

ANALYSIS: For Faster Bronx Buses, Get Rid of Cars

By Eve Kessler | Mar 2, 2020 | No Comments

Until the city commits to more busways, the MTA's bus-network redesign amounts to tinkering. Bring on the red paint!

The SUV on which this police placard was displayed this week had seven school-zone speed-camera and five other violations dating back to 2015. Photo: Eve Kessler

Eyes on the Street: A Quiet Bronx Block Where Reckless NYPD Drivers Store their Cars

By Eve Kessler | Feb 26, 2020 | No Comments

Reckless police drivers aren't only parked at stationhouses.

Count AOC skeptical about the FAA's explanations for why it ruled out alternatives to the Port Authority's preferred AirTrain route.

AOC to FAA: Not Good Enough on LaGuardia AirTrain

By Eve Kessler | Feb 19, 2020 | No Comments

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t buying the Federal Aviation Administration’s rationale for discarding alternatives to the LaGuardia AirTrain.

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